Can the LED strips be connected to each other end to end, or do you need interconnecty cables
3227
They are the best deal on the market for under cabinet lights. You need cords. Just buy it and you'll see what I mean.
3228
I had an electrician hang the lights -- I'm afraid I don't have the answer to the question. I will try to get an answer for you.
3229
You will need the interconnect cables - the LED strips are female and the interconnect cables are male.
316221
I believe you can connect two end to end, but you cannot connect 3 or more end to end. I explored this question myself, though I did not do this, and it seems like once you use more than 2 strips (of 5 meters each) it would drawn too much power for the thin wires and things would melt. If I did this myself, I would first test it and see how hot the strips seemed to be getting before I would trust installing it. I would also not recommend doing this without some validation, since I am by no means an expert and would not want to be responsible for any mishaps.
151477
I use the HitLights LED PCB Connector Box For 3528SMD connectors. They work great for connecting strips together once you figure out how to use them.
1649166
To the best of my knowledge you have a different problem: Instructions say to not extend one 'string' of LEDs to greater than the standard reel length because the conductors on the flexible strip can not handle greater currents. So if you are going longer than one reel, you need to power that separately.
430180
It's definitely possible - the connector is from NZXT, but the strip itself appears to be a totally standard analog RGB LED strip like the kind described here: http://learn.adafruit.com/rgb-led-strips/overviewYou would just have to do some simple wire soldering to use a different strip with the HUE controller.HOWEVER I'm not sure what the max current output of the HUE is - so you can't be sure that it will support extending the current strip or using a different strip with more LEDs per meter...
1689325
It's not reccomended to connect longer than 5 meters back to back. The reason is simple, the strip is carrying all of the current and obviously has a limit. That's the official answer, but in reality you might be able to get away 10 meters (2 rolls of this) That means if you source the power supply in one corner you could feed 2 long strips in opposite directions. The point is, the LED at th far end of the strips are going to see voltage drop and be dimmer. Further 4 strips is a LOT of 12 volt current. You are better off running shorter lengths with individual supplies for each 5 meter run.
364578
It depends on how many LED strips you are working with. I have found these to only pull about 0.44 Amps for a 300 LED strip. You could have 10 strips tied together on one power supply and you would still only be pulling 4.4 Amps total. I have also found that when you tie full strips together you get a roll off on the tail end so the lights are not equally lit. You have to wire these parallel to avoid this issue, or that's what I found by working with these great new LED strips.
1803735
It would require 9 TSSS Data RGB Signal Repeaters to insure that the last strip would be as bright as the first strip.. And also if not used would shorten the life spam of the leds to almost nothing if not totally ruining them.. i know this because I have made the mistake myself trying to save money.. sorry to respond so slowly..
1861944
If you can run the connecting wires between the lights you won't need additional power supplies. If you can't us the connecting wires, you will need additional power supplies and switches. Hope this helps.
75842
You need some male/male 4-pin connectors: http://www.amazon.com/20pcs-Connectors-Strip-Lights-Insert/dp/B008LR35VK
87338
Hi. For one led strip will need a 12v DC 2AMP power supply. If you need to add another one and use only one power supply for both strips, you will need a strip connector to connect both strips and a 12v DC 4AMP (at least) power supply.
1800411
You would need to purchase a 10mm 4pin Plug Female Connector Adapter Extension Cable for 5050 RGB LED Strip Lights: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7XU5JI/ref=oh_details_o09_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 You would also need a 4 Pin Connector Male for Led Strip Lights RGB 5050: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008LR35VK/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
2256600
Yes they can. There are couplers made to interconnect strips. Search for "strip to strip connector". Same type connector is made with raw wire on one side and connector on other. Alternate option is to solder the wires to the locations on each strip. Simple to do, just look at how the factory end was soldered and make sure your wires match colors and locations. Don't forget power supply and dimmer if needed.
1520394
Only one strip, you could maybe get away with two. You'll need to purchase an RGB amplifiers for the additional strips
1979214
No, not by just connecting one strip to another. Anything beyond 2 5meter strips will be to far from the power source.That amount of length would probably require a data repeater for every 10meters of light strips.
568534
The light cable plugs in to one. The power cable plugs in the second input. And that should be all there is to this. The far end of the light strip does have another "port". This allows you to connect another light strip to extend the system. There's no need to connect anything to that end if you are not extending it.
916885
No, multiple strips should not be directly connected in series end-to-end (see Product Description). Instead, multiple strips should be wired in parallel (power source must be of adequate capacity).